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Subject: Behringer Mixers... A waste of time?
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Original Message 1/19 06-Jan-01 @ 02:33 PM - Behringer Mixers... A waste of time?
I find myself in need of a mixer.
Behringer's seem nice, and cheap as all hell too. I've heard they get the job done decently, just that they're not too sturdy and sometimes the circuit board will break if too much pressure is put on the knobs... not a problem, since I wont be moving it around much, just a home studio situation.
Anyone had any experience with them? Whats the catch? Why so cheap?
Would I be better off just saving my bills and getting like a Delta 1010 and mixing in my PC?
Message 2/19 06-Jan-01 @ 04:21 PM - RE: Behringer Mixers... A waste of time?
But they do work...
Message 3/19 07-Jan-01 @ 02:11 PM - RE: Behringer Mixers... A waste of time?
And bets of all, I'm guessing that you come from Finland (nimimerkki Espoo) so delivering is pretty easy cause I live in Salo =)
Message 4/19 08-Jan-01 @ 01:02 AM - RE: Behringer Mixers... A waste of time?
Oh, so I guess the shipping wouldnt be that cheap, would it?
I dont really know about international rates...
Message 5/19 08-Jan-01 @ 03:33 AM - RE: Behringer Mixers... A waste of time?
hey espoo...behringer aint THAT bad but I mean...logic tells you that if the difference in price is as steep as it is then there has to be SOME reason right? cheap parts? cheap labor?
like mackie is really made in the US. No parts from Asia? doubt it
I used an Alesis Studio32 for quite some time and was happy with the sound and construction. If 16 channels is enough for you (6 auxes w/3 available at once, 3 band eq with teh ONLY parametric mids in the market, 4 returns, 4 buss plus stereo) and you can handle spending about $500 Id take a look at it.
where are you, anyway?
Message 6/19 08-Jan-01 @ 03:59 AM - RE: Behringer Mixers... A waste of time?
Just get a Mackie and be happy.
Message 7/19 08-Jan-01 @ 07:25 AM - RE: Behringer Mixers... A waste of time?
I was going to get a Mackie 24/4 or 24/8 but after reading LOADS of stuff about them my mind has started to change. There are loads of previous Mackie users out there who used to love their mixers but after using them for a long time got tired of their sound. Something about the eq being harsh and other things.
I just don't know anymore. There are so many options out there but no way of test driving them all.
I suppose I'll just get a Soundcraft Ghost... no one has ever said anything bad about those.
Or maybe a Panasonic DA7...
Message 8/19 08-Jan-01 @ 08:52 AM - RE: Behringer Mixers... A waste of time?
Message 9/19 08-Jan-01 @ 06:13 PM - RE: Behringer Mixers... A waste of time?
Howbout Roland VM-series. A guy in a music store said that he used to mix with 03D but after using Rolands VM-series digital mixer, he won't ever use Yamaha again.
I haven't used neither Studio32 or 1604 but I say EQ in mackie sounds a lot more better.
Message 10/19 09-Jan-01 @ 12:26 AM - RE: Behringer Mixers... A waste of time?
Message 11/19 09-Jan-01 @ 03:40 AM - RE: Behringer Mixers... A waste of time?
Austin, currently.
Message 12/19 09-Jan-01 @ 01:29 PM - RE: Behringer Mixers... A waste of time?
I've heard that those roland vm mixers are pretty unintuitive to mix on and I've never heard anyone sing their praises.As I have heard a lot of good things about the 01V I'd be more inclined to go with that.I've got a Mackie 24.8 and I'm very happy with it I think it's a bit like familiarity breeding contempt some people could have a Bösendorfer piano and get bored with the sound it doesn't mean it's a bad sounding piano.
I'd be more worried about the reports of Behringer unreliabilty and noisy power supplies having said that I don't know anybody personally who has a Behringer mixer but their rack processors are ok cheap and very usable.
Message 13/19 10-Jan-01 @ 05:46 PM - RE: Behringer Mixers... A waste of time?
Message 14/19 10-Jan-01 @ 06:24 PM - RE: Behringer Mixers... A waste of time?
Message 15/19 11-Jan-01 @ 07:29 AM - RE: Behringer Mixers... A waste of time?
Well, I'm getting a REAL desk in the near-ish future. A Mackie 24/8 or something similar. Ah
Message 16/19 11-Jan-01 @ 11:44 AM - RE: Behringer Mixers... A waste of time?
Message 17/19 11-Jan-01 @ 06:20 PM - RE: Behringer Mixers... A waste of time?
sequencer, easy re-routing, 2 usable FX
processors, MIDI control surface..
Sorry...
-Craig
Message 18/19 12-Jan-01 @ 06:52 AM - RE: Behringer Mixers... A waste of time?
would have liked aux sends. and for the FX to be different on the 2 internals (why not?) but
Message 19/19 18-Jan-01 @ 12:18 AM - RE: Behringer Mixers... A waste of time?
NOVA 2 KB and EMU E5000 :-) Email me
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